Body, self, and society : the view from Fiji / Anne E. Becker.
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TextSeries: New cultural studiesPublisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [1995]Copyright date: ©1995Description: xvi, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0812231805
- 9780812231809
- 0812213971
- 9780812213973
- Ethnology -- Fiji -- Singatoka (Western Division)
- Ethnopsychology -- Fiji -- Singatoka (Western Division)
- Identity (Psychology) -- Fiji -- Singatoka (Western Division)
- Body image -- Fiji -- Singatoka (Western Division)
- Human body -- Social aspects -- Fiji -- Singatoka (Western Division)
- Singatoka (Western Division, Fiji) -- Social life and customs
- 155.8099611 20
- GN671.F5 B43 1995
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| Book | North Campus North Campus Main Collection | 155.8099611 BEC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A412860B |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and index.
List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Cultural Bearings: Identity and Ethos in Fiji -- 2. Body Imagery, Ideals, and Cultivation: Discourses on Alienation and Integration -- 3. Nurturing and Food Exchange: An Ethos of Care -- 4. Disclosure and Exposure: The Body and Its Secrets Revealed -- 5. The Body as a Community Forum: Spirit Possession and Social Repossession -- 6. Cultural Metaphors: Body and Self -- Epilogue: On Being Gwalili in the West -- Appendix A: Glossary and Language Notes -- Appendix B: Research Methods -- Appendix C: Graphic Representations of the Data -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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